Atharva Veda 2.15.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 5
Sukta 15
यथा॑ स॒त्यं चानृ॑तं च॒ न बि॑भी॒तो न रिष्य॑तः । ए॒वा मे॑ प्राण॒ मा बि॑भेः
yáthā satyáṃ cā́nṛtaṃ ca ná bibhītó ná riṣyátaḥ | evā́ me prā́ṇa mā́ bibheḥ ||
As Truth and Untruth fear not, nor suffer harm—so, O my Prāṇa, do thou not fear.
Assim como a Verdade e a Não-verdade não temem nem sofrem dano — assim, ó meu Prāṇa, não temas.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution for this verse is edition-dependent).
Devata: Prāṇa (vital breath), with an implicit appeal to the stabilizing order of satya.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (8+8+8+8, with Atharvanic cadence)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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